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High fuel, housing costs cool Sitka’s economic rebound

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Apr 11, 2023 | Local News, Syndicated

High housing and fuel costs are chilling what otherwise might be a hot economic rebound in Sitka, with 19-percent growth in sales taxes, and a per-capita income increase that leads the state. Read More

McKinley report: Relief payments salvage Sitka’s economy in 2020

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Apr 29, 2021 | Local News, Syndicated

Economic data from 2020 for Sitka are in, and the numbers show a community hit hard by job losses and revenue declines, especially in tourism and seafood. However, federal relief looks like it may have offset the worst of the damage. Read More

Five ‘surprises’ about Sitka’s economy

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | Sep 9, 2016 | Local News

The Sitka Planning Commission is re-writing the city’s Comprehensive Plan - a guide to future development in Sitka. And during a meeting on Tuesday night (09-08-16), the group got down to brass tacks about Sitka’s economy. Read More